El Salvador vs Ghana: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, fourth
El Salvador
2.4%
in 2023
Ghana
1.7%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
18th
Ghana rank
21st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, fourth over time
- El Salvador
- Ghana
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2.4% against 1.7% in Ghana, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Ghana's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 18th and Ghana ranks 21st of 36 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 20.0% | 17.5% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 10.1% | 9.4% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, fourth, El Salvador or Ghana?
- El Salvador, at 2.4% against 1.7% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, fourth between El Salvador and Ghana?
- 0.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ghana?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Ghana rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, fourth?
- El Salvador ranks 18th and Ghana ranks 21st of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release